Attachment for canoes.



R. Ax FRAYSEH.

i ATTACHMENT FoRrcANor-is. `APPLICATION FILED NOV? 26, 1915.

` Patented Feb. 2Q, .1916.

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ROBIN ADAIR FRAYSER, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR CANOES.

Application led November 26, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBIN ADAIR FRAY- snn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Richmond, in the county of'Henrico and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments `tor Canoes; and i do declare the following to be a full7clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to attachments for canoes and has for itsprincipal object one or more water and air-tight compartments for saidcanoe. V Y

A further object is to provide compartments.` of such shape that `theywill readily lit either the bow or stern of a canoe.

A still further object is to provide an improved closure for thewater-tight compartments through which food, clothing or the like may beplaced in the same before the canoe is taken on a trip.

lith the above and other objects in view, my invention resides incertain novel features of construction which will hereinafter be moreparticularly described and claimed.

Tn the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a top plan view of acanoe equipped fore and aft with my improved lockers or water-tightcompartments; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section on the line 2 2 ofFig. l; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse Section on the line 3-3 of Fig.2; Fig. e is a perspective view of one of these improved lockers removedfrom the canoe; and, Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the improved closureused in these lockers.

v My invention is shown applied to the ordinary type of canoe 1 and is awater-tight metallic compartment 2 preferably shaped to conform to theends of the canoe as shown.

The top of each of the compartments is flat as shown at 3 while thebottoms thereof are curved as shown at il to conform to the curvature ofthe bottom of the canoe adjacent the ends. Since both of thesecompartments 2 are substantially the same one only will hereinafter beparticularly described. The bottom e is extended upwardly to form thesides 5 which are soldered or otherwise securely connected to the top 3.As the ends of the canoe are curved upwardly so are also the ends of thecompartments. The exact curvature of the outer Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Serial No. 63,546.

end of one of the compartments is illustrated in Fig. 2. llf'hile inthis figure the compartment is shown as conforming closely to thecurvature of the canoe, it is evident that it is unnecessary to form thelockers exactly as the canoes are formed, as the shape of various canoesdiffers somewhat.

The inner wall 6 of the locker or compartment 2 is flat and its edgesare connected to the top and bottom and sides in any preferred manner,it being understood, however, that all seams are made water andairtight. This wall 6 is provided with a circular opening through whichfood, clothing, ammunition or other supplies may be placed in thelocker. A sleeve 8 having an interior diameter similar to that of theopening 7 and internally threaded, is secured to the inner surface ofthe wall 6 as Vclearly illustrated in Fig. 2. This sleeve 8 isinternally threaded to receive an externally threaded sleeve 9 carriedby a flat plate 10 which forms the closure for the opening 7. The innerface of the plate 10 within the sleeve 9 has a reinforcing member l1secured thereto through which bolts or rivets 12 extend. The outer endsof these bolts or rivets 12 hold the cleat 13 to the outer face Of theplate 10. This cleat is to provide means by which the closure may bescrewed into or out of the sleeve 8. It is obvious, however, that anyother suitable form of handle may be provided on this plate, a cleatbeing shown merely because it takes up very little room within thecanoe.

Before placing the closure in the opening 7 a rubber gasket 14 is placedon the sleeve 9 and is adapted to lie between the plate 10 and the wall6 when the closure is in place. An eye 15 is also secured to the outerface of the plate 10 and is adapted to receive the loop of a padlock orother preferred form of lock L which is attached by a short chain 16 tothe wall 6 of the locker. The chain 16 is herein shown as secured to thelocker 2 by' the eye 17. It is evident that when the lock L is in theeye 15 the closure can only be rotated a short distance, and thereforeany one not having a key for opening the lock cannot gain access to thelocker.

The lockers-or compartments 2 are preferably brackets 18 one arm ofwhich is attached to the tops 3 of the lockers while the upright armsare secured to the gunwales of the although notV necessarily fastenedwithin the canoe by means of the angle canoe. By this means the lockersmay be securely fastened Within the canoe yet the same may be removedtherefrom When desired.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it is evident that I have produced a very improved form of airand Water-tight compartment for canoes which Will not only pro-vide astorage place for food and the like, but Will also provide a bouyantmeans which will support the canoe and several persons should the samebecome upset.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a boat, of a Water-tight locker having a planetop and inner end, the bottom and outer end being rounded bothtransversely land longitudinally, the plane inner end having a threadedopening therein, a pair of angle brackets secured by the horizontal armsto the top of said locker, the upright arms being adapted to be attachedto the side of the boat, a closure adapted to be threaded intoWitnesses.

said threaded opening, an eye carried by saidY closure, an additionaleye on the locker, a lock connected with one of said eyes and adapted toengage the other to prevent unscrevving of the closure.

. 2. In a device of the class describecha Water tight locker having ano-pening in one of its ends, an internally threaded sleeve surroundingsaid opening and extending Y into the interior of Said locker, a`closure therefor comprising a plate, an externally my hand in presenceof two subscribingv ROBIN ADAIR FRAYSER. Witnesses:

F. V. NORMENT,

HILL CARTER.

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Washington, D. C.

